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Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food company with over $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include SKIPPY®, Planter’s®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin’s®, Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named on the “Global 2000 World’s Best Employers” list by Forbes magazine for three straight years, is one of Fortune magazine’s most admired companies, has appeared on Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s “The 100 Best Corporate Citizens” list for the 12th year in a row, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com and http://csr.hormelfoods.com/.
As a Supply Chain intern at the Corporate Office in Austin, Minnesota, you would report to a senior member of the Supply Chain Team.
The full-time, 40 hour per week, summer internship will last approximately three months. You will use your technical skills, but equally important, you will utilize your analytical and interpersonal skills to complete supply chain projects.
Job Responsibilities – Pathways
1. Scheduling/Planning:
- Review and update inventory, enter schedules in database weekly (daily if adjustments); attend daily scheduling meetings; answer fill questions/shortage questions; miscellaneous duties as assigned.
2. Transportation:
- Project based internship focusing on transportation and distribution aspects of supply chain; attend daily transportation team meetings; analyze current data within transportation department with the goal to improve current processes using technology; work with all members of the transportation team to understand and help execute daily operations in routing, dispatch, and post load; gather and analyze information in distribution to increase efficiencies and recognize cost savings; attend weekly distribution meetings with refrigerated warehousing partners; miscellaneous duties as assigned.
3. Procurement:
- Project based internship focusing on transportation procurement business functions; Freight payment business functions; Summer project will be focused on FY24 network freight bid; miscellaneous duties as assigned.
4. Warehouse:
- The warehouse internship will focus on learning about our distribution network and partners; learning all of our systems to support our distribution channel; spending time a multiple sites learning the business/operations; installing our appointment scheduling technology at our warehouse locations; miscellaneous duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be an August 2024, December 2024 or May 2025 grad pursuing a BS in Supply Chain/Business related major
- Demonstrated knowledge in Microsoft Excel (intermediate skills)
- Able to perform data entry
- Demonstrated strong analytical skills and solid communication skills
- Must have a reliable vehicle to get to/from work location
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous Supply chain/warehouse/scheduling experience
- Minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA
Location:
- Austin, MN
Compensation:
- Competitive wage
- Company provided housing
To be considered, please submit a resume and your unofficial transcripts during the application process.